USDA and FHA Pro and Con in Altona, Clinton County, NY

In 2026, the USDA loan limit for Altona, in the county of Clinton, NY, is $336,500 compared to the FHA limit of $472,030 for a single-family home.

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2026 Loan Limits and Down Payment Requirements in Altona, Clinton, NY

Loan Type Loan Limit Down Payment
USDA $336,500 0%
FHA $472,030 3.5%
Conventional Conforming $726,200 3%

USDA and FHA Loan Options in Altona, NY

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The USDA home loan, backed by the Department of Agriculture, is also known as a USDA rural development loan or USDA mortgage, exclusively available in rural areas. Unlike FHA loans requiring a minimum 3.5% down payment, the USDA mortgage requires none.

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Altona Lenders

  • UFirst Federal Credit Union
  • 274 Rugar Street, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901
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  • In 1971, SUNY Plattsburgh Federal Credit Union officially opened for business. Back in 1971, the SUNY Business & Economic Department, the United University Professions and Civil Service Employees, had a vision of providing a place where faculty and staff of SUNY Plattsburgh could save and get loans at fair rates.

  • Plattsburgh City School District Federal Credit Union
  • 49 Broad Street, Suite 101, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901
  • Lends in New York
  • The Plattsburgh City School District Federal Credit Union was chartered under federal law. Federally chartered credit unions are regulated by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an independent agency of the U.S. Government. As such, all share funds are federally insured up to $250, 000.

  • Dannemora Federal Credit Union
  • 344 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901
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  • For over 60 years Dannemora Federal Credit Union has been serving our community. DFCU was organized in 1958 by a group of employees of the Dannemora State Hospital interested in creating a place where they and fellow employees could save and borrow money safely, confidentially, and at fair rate of return.

  • CVPH Employees FCU
  • 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901
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  • The CVPH Employees Federal Credit Union was founded on November 18, 1975 by Raymond Mousseau with the assistance of Fayrene Ashline. Their vision was to offer the employees of CVPH Medical Center their own Credit Union. The Credit Union is located at 75 Beekman Street in Plattsburgh, New York on the first floor of the hospital

  • Mountain Valley Federal Credit Union
  • 700 Bear Swamp Road, Peru, NY, 12972
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  • Mountain Valley Federal Credit Union is a unique kind of financial self-help, non-profit institution organized in 1963 and the Mountain Valley (Peru) Federal Credit Union our members come first. The credit union exists for the benefit of its members by providing a variety of financial services and products at competitive rates